Figure 18. Sea-level pressure forOOZ 15 March 2005 (Met Office, Bracknell) 



shipping. In addition, there was no 

 substantial iceberg feeder population 

 farther north. 



One indication of how light the 

 2005 iceberg season was is the fact that a 

 single iceberg was the easternmost and 

 southernmost iceberg seen during the 

 year. At its easternmost position 

 (47°45.6' N, 49°00' W), it was seen by 

 the Ice Patrol reconnaissance airplane on 

 29 March. At its southernmost position 

 (46°52.2' N, 50°01.2' W), it was seen by 

 a vessel on 5 April. These two positions 

 are less than 100 nm apart. In a typical 

 year, the distance between the 

 easternmost and southernmost iceberg 

 reports is many hundreds of miles. The 

 easternmost (45°27.0' N, 47°39.6' W) and 

 southernmost (45°55.8' N, 47°51.6' W) 

 estimated iceberg positions for the season 

 occurred on 23 and 25 March, 

 respectively. 



During March, nine icebergs drifted 

 south of 48°N; the month's average is 61 . 



April 



Early April was characterized by 

 warmer-than-normal air temperatures in 

 northern Newfoundland and Labrador. 

 During the first two weeks of April, the 

 daily air temperature in St. Anthony and 

 Goose Bay averaged 2°C-3°C above normal. 

 The sea-ice retreat from northeast- 

 Newfoundland waters continued at a rapid 

 pace. From 12 to 14 April, a powerful low- 

 pressure system passed over Newfoundland, 

 bringing strong east winds to the northern 

 coast on the 12* . The system destroyed 

 much sea ice and compacted what remained 

 along the northern arm of Newfoundland 

 and in Notre Dame Bay. By mid month, the 

 sea-ice retreat was three to four weeks ahead 

 of normal. 



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